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8:10 AM ET, November 25, 2019

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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Giuliani associate wants to testify that Nunes aides hid Ukraine meetings on Biden dirt from Schiff  — Lev Parnas, a business associate of Rudy Giuliani, wants to testify to Congress that aides to Rep. Devin Nunes called off a trip to Ukraine this year when they realized they would be required …
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Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine Energy Official Says Giuliani Associates Tried to Recruit Him  —  Naftogaz executive Andrew Favorov told federal prosecutors that Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman tried to recruit him to help take over Ukraine's gas company  —  Two associates of Rudy Giuliani tried to recruit …
Discussion: HuffPost
ABC News:
House Intelligence Committee in possession of video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas  —  The House Intelligence Committee is in possession of audio and video recordings and photographs provided to the committee by Lev Parnas, an associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney …
New York Times:
Why Giuliani Singled Out 2 Ukrainian Oligarchs to Help Dig Up Dirt  —  VIENNA — They were two Ukrainian oligarchs with American legal problems.  One had been indicted on federal bribery charges.  The other was embroiled in a vast banking scandal and was reported to be under investigation by the F.B.I.
Bloomberg:
Rudy Giuliani Sought Role in Ukraine Bank Case While He Dug for Dirt
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Nunes denies allegation he met with top Ukrainian prosecutor about Bidens
Washington Post:
Navy secretary forced out by Pentagon chief over handling of Navy SEAL's war crimes case  —  The decision comes after intervention from Trump.  —  Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer on Sunday after losing confidence in him over his handling …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
In firing Richard Spencer, Trump recklessly crosses another line  —  ​President Trump's attempt to manipulate military justice had a sorry outcome Sunday with the firing of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer.  For the past nine months, Spencer had tried to dissuade Trump …
New York Times:
Esper Demands Resignation of Navy Secretary Over SEAL Case  —  Richard Spencer, the Navy secretary, differed in his private and public statements, the defense secretary said.  Other officials said he angered President Trump by publicly disagreeing with him and threatening to resign.
Washington Post:
Trump undercuts his military leadership — and dishonors troops who uphold our values  —  “THE NAVY will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher's Trident Pin.  This case was handled very badly from the beginning.  Get back to business!”
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy
Discussion: The Week, Fox News and Understandably
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher's review moving forward without WH interference, officials say
Axios:
Navy secretary fired over handling of Eddie Gallagher case
South China Morning Post:
Hong Kong elections: pro-Beijing camp left reeling from landslide defeat  —  By 9am, pro-democracy camp has won 17 out of 18 district councils, all of which were previously under pro-establishment control Result set to give pan-democrat bloc significant increase in seats on election committee …
Discussion: NPR, Political Wire and Politico
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Politico:
Pro-democracy candidates prevail in key Hong Kong elections
New York Times:
Hong Kong Election Results Give Democracy Backers Big Win
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Hong Kong's pro-democracy parties sweeping pro-Beijing establishment aside in local elections, early results show
South China Morning Post:
How Hong Kong's district council elections have captured global attention
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump's decision to block Ukraine military aid  —  A confidential White House review of the President Trump's decision to place a hold on military aid to Ukraine has turned up hundreds of documents that reveal extensive efforts …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:   ANALYSIS: Why did Trump release Ukraine aid? The answer is simple
Allison Kaplan Sommer / Haaretz:
WeWork Founder Adam Neumann ‘Helped Kushner Craft Mideast Peace Plan’  —  The now disgraced ex-CEO reportedly claimed that three people would save the world: Mohammed bin Salman, Jared Kushner and Neumann himself  —  The rise and catastrophic downfall of WeWork founder and former CEO Adam Neumann …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: White House directed block of Armenian genocide resolution  —  Many were perplexed and outraged when, right after clashing with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a heated Oval Office meeting on Nov. 13, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham hurried back to the Senate floor …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Her Battles With the Press Corps Behind Her, Sanders Plans a Political Future  —  President Trump's former press secretary has returned to Arkansas a bona fide star eager to play a new role in a post-Trump Republican Party.  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It has been less than six months since …
Discussion: Political Wire
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / ICIJ:
Exposed: China's Operating Manuals For Mass Internment And Arrest By Algorithm  —  A new leak of highly classified Chinese government documents has uncovered the operations manual for running the mass detention camps in Xinjiang and exposed the mechanics of the region's Orwellian system of mass surveillance and “predictive policing.”
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Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
How Russian intelligence officers interfered in the 2016 election  —  Twelve Russian military officers have been indicted for breaking into the Democratic Party's computers, stealing compromising information and selectively releasing it to undermine candidates.  Bill Whitaker reports on the case against them
Discussion: Raw Story
Sarah Kliff / New York Times:
University to Students on Medicaid: Buy Private Coverage, or Drop Out  —  Emily and Kullen Langston were enrolling in classes for the winter semester at Brigham Young University-Idaho when they hit an unexpected roadblock.  —  The school, like many others, requires all students to have health coverage.
Associated Press:
Bloomberg entry into presidential race raises ethics issues  —  1 of 3  —  NEW YORK (AP) — With Michael Bloomberg now running for president, the news service that bears his name said Sunday it will not “investigate” him or any of his Democratic rivals, and Bloomberg Opinion will no longer run unsigned editorials.
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Reuters:
Turkey to test Russian S-400 systems despite U.S. pressure: media
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Immigrant Witnesses of the Impeachment Hearings
Reuters:
Special report: ‘Time to take out our swords’ - Inside Iran's plot to attack Saudi Arabia
Reuters:
No ‘phase two’ U.S.-China deal on the horizon, officials say
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bumbling Congress gives Trump the budget freeze he wanted
ABC News:
Why some black voters want more from the 2020 Democratic field
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Biden Is Struggling in Iowa and His Supporters There Know Why
Discussion: NBC News
 Earlier Items: 
Algemeiner.com:
Oberlin College Students Erect Memorial to Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terrorists
Nathan Robinson / The Guardian:
Progressives, trust your gut: Elizabeth Warren is not one of us
Dr. Sanjay Gupta / CNN:
The mystery of President Trump's unannounced hospital visit
Discussion: HuffPost
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Gordon Sondland's pay-to-play power grab
Discussion: Breitbart
Jackson Ryan / CNET:
Koalas aren't functionally extinct, but they need our help
Discussion: Forbes
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Bud Cummins Tried To Interest US Law Enforcement In Ukraine Dirt On Bidens In 2018
Discussion: ABC News and Hullabaloo
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Jeanine Pirro Calls Trump-Appointed Gordon Sondland a ‘Deep State Bureaucrat’: ‘Not a Fan of the President’
Discussion: Law & Crime and Vox
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months

 
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